Moose Musings from THE MOOSE ROOM!

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

We Didn't Forget...

It's been a hectic week, and even though the dog in our new story is not a main character, it's taking our "expert panel" longer to pick a name than we anticipated. I will post the winning name soon.

In the meantime, I'll let you in on a little secret...The working title for my new book is called

Mark the Missing Moose

(Stay tuned for more details.)

Saturday, November 3, 2012

The Name the Dog Contest has ended! Thanks to all who participated. There were over two dozen creative entries, so now we will have to choose. As soon as a decision is made, the name and the winner will be announced! Thanks again for joining in the fun!

In the meantime, we'd like to share that The Moose at the Manger is now available in 3D! Isn't that news out of this world!

The best news of all is that between now and Christmas, the price of the 3D book is the same as the regular story book, but it comes complete with 3D pictures and those very cool 3D glasses!

The Moose at the Manger will make a great stocking stuffer this Christmas season!

The Moose at the Manger also comes as a storybook and a coloring book. You can make a purchase by using the PayPal pull down menu at the side panel of this blog.

If interested, there is a lesson plan guide available too.

Questions or Comments: E-mail me at lisatortsbook@ameritech.net

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Name the Dog CONTEST! Yes, you can be a winner!

I know you are probably wondering why me, a dog, is on a moose blog, but moose have friends too! I am Humphrey Dog and I have been with Chris Mas Moose and the family for almost 20 years. I am hear to announce a new contest for a new story! We can't reveal much yet, BUT there is a dog in the story. Is there also a moose???? Why, of course, there is.

But, for now we want to invite you to join the

(I will now turn things over to the person, not the moose, in charge.)

Together with Sandi Czyznikiewicz, I would like to invite you to take part in a new contest. Entry is simple...put on your best creative hat and come up with a name for a big dog that likes to chew things up. There is a new children's story in the works and we thought it would be fun to have you take an active part.

There are two ways you can enter:

1) Leave your best dog name in the comments section with your email address, OR

2) If you do not want others to see your entry, you can email your response to lisatortsbook@ameritech.net. In the subject line simply type "Dog Contest" and then email your entry.

The contest will run through November 2, 2012. If your dog name is chosen, you will win an autographed coloring book of The Moose at the Manger (a great Christmas gift)!

Thanks and have fun with this!

Lisa Tortorello

Friday, October 12, 2012

Proud to Support the Troops!

I love it when a plan comes together. This summer I became involved with a group called Operation Paperback that has volunteers send paperback books to soldiers overseas. I was thrilled to be able to send some of my favorite books on for someone else to enjoy and no one deserves it more than our military.

Last month there was a special Operation Paperback request for children's books. At first, I could not figure out why that would be so important, but when I learned that our military parents use Skype to read to their children at home from all points abroad, I must say I was touched. I knew I was going to send my books but that just didn't seem like enough. So, I gave a "shout-out" on Facebook to fellow children's authors to see if anyone wanted to take part. The response was great, and I was able to send 40 autographed books from 10 different states and Canada to our military men and women.

I want to thank each of the authors personally for being so generous with their talents by donating their books. Let me introduce them to you and share their books with you. If you have children or know someone who does, you might want to check out some of these books yourself. I attached the links for your convenience.